Cleared Direct to Philadelphia: Straightforward Application of Federal Venue Transfer Statute Leads to Transfer of Washington Action Directly to Pennsylvania
By EsqSocial Corporation 17/06/21
A Washington federal judge granted an airline’s motion to transfer an in-flight personal injury claim to Pennsylvania in Martin v. Am. Airlines, Inc. Plaintiff was a passenger on a flight from Seattle, Washington to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Approximately thirty minutes into that flight, Plaintiff claims to have experienced severe nausea and abdominal cramping. She contends that the airline failed to provide medical and other assistance during the flight, failed to help her disembark the...
By: Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP